Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - nestle
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Nestle
nestle
~ v 1 I always + adv/prep, T always + adv/prep To move into a comfortable position, pressing your head or body against someone or against something soft (nestle against/beside/by etc) (Sarah lay there peacefully, the child nestling by her side. | nestle sth against/beside etc) (He nestled his head against her shoulder.) 2 to be in a position that seems to be protected by the hills etc around + among/between etc (several small villages nestling among the mountains)
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1.
(nestles, nestling, nestled) 1. If you nestle or are nestled somewhere, you move into a comfortable position, usually by pressing against someone or against something soft. John took one child into the crook of each arm and let them nestle against him... Jade nestled her first child in her arms. = snuggle VERB: V prep, V n prep 2. If something such as a building nestles somewhere or if it is nestled somewhere, it is in that place and seems safe or sheltered. Nearby, nestling in the hills, was the children’s home... She nestled the eggs safely in the straw in Jim’s basket. VERB: V prep, V n prep ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; nestling) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nestlian, from nest Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. archaic nest 1 2. to settle snugly or comfortably 3. to lie in an inconspicuous or sheltered manner transitive verb 1. to settle, shelter, or house in or as if in a nest the children were ~d all snug in their beds — Clement Moore 2. to press closely and affectionately ~s a kitten in her arms • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
v. 1 intr. (often foll. by down, in, etc.) settle oneself comfortably. 2 intr. press oneself against another in affection etc. 3 tr. (foll. by in, into, etc.) push (a head or shoulder etc.) affectionately or snugly. 4 intr. lie half hidden or embedded. Etymology: OE nestlian (as NEST) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (in, into, among) угнездиться, примоститься; уютно, удобно устроиться (также nestle down) she nestled in a chair —- она уютно устроилась в кресле to nestle down in bed —- уютно устроиться в постели 2. (against, to) прильнуть, прижаться the child nestled close to its mother —- ребенок прильнул (крепко придался) к матери 3. (against, in) уткнуться the child nestled his face against (in) his mother's shoulder —- ребенок уткнулся лицом в плечо матери 4. (также nestle down) ютиться; укрываться to nestle (down) in the grass —- укрываться в траве 5. давать приют she nestled the baby in her arms —- она бережно держала (несла) младенца 6. редк. вить гнездо; гнездиться ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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down = nestle 1) NESTLE up = nestle 1) NESTLE v. 1) уютно, удобно устроиться, свернуться (in, into, among) 2) прильнуть, прижаться (against, to, close to - к) 3) ютиться; укрываться 4) давать приют - nestle down - nestle up ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. nestlian "build a nest," from nest (see nest). Figurative sense of "settle comfortably, snuggle" is first recorded 1687. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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